The Packer
Kim brings more than two decades of experience in food safety and quality management, working with commodities as varied as spices, mushrooms, cheese, milk, pasta, snacks, and juices.
Ongoing pandemic- and climate change-related shocks may require suppliers to invest in supply chain resiliency over efficiency in the years ahead.
The California Walnut Board and California Walnut Commission is searching for a new CEO, as Michelle Connelly has resigned. Connelly’s last day will be February 11, 2022.
The Potato Leadership, Education, & Advancement Foundation on Jan. 5 announced the results of its inaugural fundraising campaign at the 2022 Potato Expo.
After nearly two years of working with and through the COVID-19 pandemic, like others in agriculture, mushroom growers faced increased challenges the last quarter of 2021.
The Mushroom Council’s collaboration with The Food Network — estimated to make more than 90 million impressions in 2021 — is one of the largest partnerships the council has ever undertaken.
The Allen Lund Company is proud to announce the promotion of Dusty Walker to manager of the ALC Savannah office.
To mark National Watermelon Day on Aug. 3, Syngenta Vegetable Seeds has introduced a new seedless watermelon variety – Valor – developed to help growers maximize profitability.
Brighter Bites completed a successful 2020-2021 school year in the Washington, D.C./Prince George’s County areas by providing 2,872 families boxes of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Two cantaloupes may have the same DNA, but their growing climate can change the flavor — a concept one organization is promoting in a campaign through peak cantaloupe season.
Hazel Technologies Inc. announces a partnership with Wapato, Washington-based Valicoff Fruit Co.
Harvest will pick up steam in August for the 2021 Wisconsin potato crop.
Fresh Solutions Network, LLC will be featuring their A Cut Above whole fresh and fresh-cut potato line at this week’s PMA Foodservice Expo in Monterey California.
Field Fresh Farms, a leading grower/shipper of conventional and organic produce, will be introducing its new baby hemp greens product at PMA Foodservice at booth 506 in Monterey, CA July 21-22.
Forrest Gump’s charming philosophy proves true for social media as well as life: These platforms are like a box of chocolates. You never know what posts you’re going to get.
Bronx, N.Y.-based S. Katzman Produce honored the recipients of its 2021 Fifth Annual Scholarship Program at a celebratory dinner with the winners, their families and guests from the company.
The same year that Avocados From Mexico made the list of the 50 Most Innovative Companies, the trailblazing organization seeks to strengthen from within.
The World Avocado Organization (WAO) and the historic San Diego Yacht Club will host the second edition of the World Avocado Cup Regatta on July 31 – August 1, 2021.
How can the U.S. Department of Agriculture advance racial justice, equity, and support for underserved communities?
Veg Pak Produce is recalling Harvest Fresh brand Zucchini Spirals and Teriyaki Vegetable Spiral Stir Fry Kit from the marketplace due to Listeria monocytogenes.
The leading North American salad company, Taylor Farms, introduces a new line of salad kits perfect for every day.
As part of its extensive growth strategy, T&G Global today announced it is recruiting 150 permanent positions across its apple operations.
For reasons that everyone can understand, healthier living is at the top of the collective to-do list for 2021.
Jac. Vandenberg, Inc.’s SUNRAYS Mandarin BIO bags has been named the 2021 Eco Excellence Award for Best Snack for its innovative, sustainable packaging.
In 1978, Jorge Aguilar Heredia formally founded AGGALL Coliman Group, with the inauguration of the first sales center in Hermosillo, Sonora in northern Mexico.
The Packer’s Tom Karst, Amy Sowder and Ashley Nickle discuss big topics of the week, from what’s on tap for the annual Washington Conference to mushroom updates to the implications of a new Instacart deal.
Produce marketers enlist a slew of social media platforms as part of their efforts to provide consumers with health messages, convenient meal solutions, recipe inspiration and more.
Taking into consideration the record-breaking heat in some parts of the U.S., Newport Beach, Calif.-based Side Delights is offering summer solutions for shoppers to help keep kitchens cool and recipes fresh.
Sherrington, Quebec-based Vegpro International is investing $55 million into its first greenhouse complex, including packing lines, in Sherrington, part of the Montérégie region.
Oxnard, Calif.-based Westfalia Fruit announced that Raina Nelson has been appointed President of its USA operations, from the end of August 2021.